Ziina
Platform Engineer (Developer Enablement)
Dubai. Posted 6 months ago
The role
You will build internal tools, service templates, and shared libraries to define golden paths for backend services. You will improve developer workflows, design testing frameworks, and develop self-service capabilities for engineering teams.
What you will do
- Build internal tools, service templates, and shared libraries
- Improve backend developer workflows including local development, debugging, and testing
- Design and maintain testing frameworks and CI-integrated quality systems
- Develop self-service capabilities for common engineering workflows
- Improve visibility into system quality and release confidence
- Partner with engineering teams to identify and solve friction through better tooling
Required qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, Backend Engineering, or Developer Experience roles
- Strong backend engineering skills, ideally in Typescript/Node.js
- Deep understanding of microservices and service-to-service communication patterns
- Hands-on experience building internal tooling, shared libraries, or service templates
- Experience with testing frameworks, CI integration, and building quality signals
- Product mindset for internal tools
- Use the latest AI tools and technologies to boost productivity
- Based in, or open to relocating to, the UAE
Nice to have
- Proven experience building developer platforms or tooling at fintech or other high-scale engineering organizations
- Track record of creating golden paths, service templates, or shared libraries widely adopted across an engineering org
- History of measurably improving engineering velocity, release confidence, or code quality through tooling investments
- Experience shaping engineering standards, testing practices, or quality frameworks in a fast-growing environment
- Active engagement in the tech community through open source contributions, conference speaking, or technical writing
About the company
Ziina is looking for a Platform Engineer to join their team. They are at a major inflection point in their growth.